[George Miller, ed.]. The cheap magazine, a work of humble import; yet claiming the attention of all ranks, as having for its object the prevention of crimes, and being calculated to ensure the peace, comfort, and security of society; by alluring the young and thoughtless to a taste for reading subjects of real utility, having a tendency to counteract the baneful influence of depraved habits;... Vol. 2, no. 1, January, 1814 – vol. 2, no. 12, December, 1814 + undated supplement. , First edition in book form. Haddington: printed and published by George Miller, 1814.

iv, 620p. Moderate foxing throughout, sometimes heavy, to cheap paper stock. Original calf, worn along spine margins. The cheap magazine only ran to two vols, from 1814 to 1815. An entertaining mix of fiction, true stories and accounts, all intended to show the inevitably depressing result of feckless behaviour. Also an interesting occasional series describing in some detail the various trades and occupations open to industrious youths, e.g. book-binding, printing etc. (Book ref. wb11515)  £100.00

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